--- In AN1x-list@y..., Bruce Wahler <bruce@a...> wrote:
> I found MOTU to be very Mac-savvy, but much less so on the
PC side. In fact, the MIDI Express USB was shipped for about a
year with no Windows USB drivers! I wisely held off, waiting for
the Windows support, and every time I'd call MOTU (who is more
or less "local" to me), I would get a 'pretty soon' kind of response.
They now have full OS support, but it was a long time coming.
>
> MIDIman has good PC support; I've heard that their Mac
knowledge is somewhat lacking. From the PC side of things,
the only issue I currently have is that I cannot run a MIDIsport
8x8/s and a MIDIsport 2x2 on the same PC at the same time; at
least, not under Windows 2000 Pro. Since this is a somewhat
esoteric case, I've learned to live with it, and new drivers have
been promised.
>
I'll second Bruce's observation on MOTU vs. MIDIMAN.
Word of mouth has it the current MIDIMAN Mac drivers are much
improved over their previous drivers from the past 24 months. I
was unhappy with MIDIMAN MIDISport 2x2 USB performance on
my Mac but I'd consider them a 2nd time based on the fact that
their sister company, M-Audio, is establishing themselves as an
early player with Mac OS X support. But to be perfectly honest I'll
probably go with Emagic...
Whether it's justified or not I can't say but, MOTU has something
of a rep for being less Win friendly then Mac savy. This probably
comes from being a Mac only company for so long. It's no easy
challenge for these companies to successfully offer
crossplatform support.
regards,
Jon